Wibe-splicing tool



S. C. PROSSER.

WIRE SPLICING TOOL.

-APPLICATION mu) Jun/13,1918.

1,307 ,5 1 6. Patented June 24, 1919.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SOLOMON CHARLES PROSSER, OFEATON RAPIDS, MICHIGAN.

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To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, SOLOMON O. PRossER,

a citizen of the United States, residing at EatonRapids, in the county of Eaton and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in VVire- Splicing Tools, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to an improved wire splicing tool, and has for its primary object to provide a very simple and serviceable device for easily, quickly and securely splicing together the ends of fence wires and for securely connecting the vertical stay wires to the strand wires of the fence.

It is another and more particular object of the invention to .provide a tool for the above purpose having means for tightly stretching one wire through a terminal loop on a second wire, and then by the proper manipulation of the tool tightly twisting the end portion of the first wire upon itself adjacent to said loop.

It is also another detail object of the invention to provide a tool of the above character having means for tightly twisting the vertical staywires around the strand wires of a fence. v

It is also a further general object of my invention to improvethe construction of wire splicing devices whereby they may be operated with ease and facility and can also be manufactured and sold at relatively small cost.

Vith the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in the construction, combination and relative arrangement of the several parts as will be hereinafter more fully described, subsequently claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, and wherein Fi ure 1 is a side elevation illustrating the lfrst application of the tool in the use thereof;

Fig. 2 is a plan view;

Fig. 3 is a section taken on the line 3+3 of Fig. 2;

' I Specification of Letters Patent. Patent d J 24 1919 Application filed J 111y 13, 1918. Serial No. 244,752.

Fig. 4 is aside elevation showing the tool after it has been swung to a position to bend or kink the wire connected to the tool around the terminal loop of the connected wire;

Fig. 5 is a plan view illustrating the position of the tool after it has been turned around the wire to twist the end portion thereof and complete the splice;

'Fig. 6 is a side elevation illustrating the application of the tool in the splicing of the stay wires to the strand wires of a fence, and Fig. 7 is an enlarged fragmentary view in perspective illustrating the loop at the outer end of the body bar.

Referring in detail to the drawing, 5

designates the body bar of the tool which is preferably of rectangular form and of the requisite length. A rectangular loop 6 is integrally formed upon one end of the bar 5 and projects from one side thereof. The end edge of the body bar and the corresponding end edge of the side wall of the loop 6 are formed with wire receiving notches 7. Additional notches or recesses 8 are likewise formed in the corresponding ends of the longitudinal side walls of the loop. The particular function and purpose of these notches will be hereinafter more fully explained.

A laterally extendingcurved arm 9 is in tegrally formed with the bar 5 intermediate of its ends and upon the same side thereof as the loop 6. The free end of this arm is disposed in spaced relation to the other end of the bar 5 and said end of the bar and the arm are formed with openings in which a rod 10 is rotatably mounted. This rod is formed with an elongated eye 11 upon one of its ends and also with a transversely eX- tending opening 12 intermediate of its ends. The arm 9 is longitudinally slotted, as at 13.

Upon the opposite side of the bar 5 from that to which the arm 9 rojects, a bent lug 14 is formed, the end 0 the lug eXtending longitudinally of the bar 5 and in spaced relation thereto. This end of the lug 14 is relatively wide and formed with the angularly bent hooks 15.

In the accompanying drawing, V and W the wire IV is engaged through the loop 6 of the splicing device and'through the slot 13 in the arm 9, and the terminal of the wire is then passed through the transverse open ing 12 in the rod 10. By now rotating the rod 10 with the device disposed in the position seen in Fig. 1, the wire is wound upon the rod until the end of the loop 6 of the splicing device engages the terminal loop L of the wire V at the opposite sides there: of, which are received in the notches 8. By then further turning the rod 10, the wire W is tightly stretched. The tool is now swung laterally and downwardly to the posit-ion seen in Fig; 4 so as to bend the wire IV around the end of the loop L, thus forming a kink in said wire. WVith the tool in this position, the wire W is engaged in the notches 7 in the end of the body bar and the loop 6 thereon. The wire Wis then cut by means of a suitable pliers at a point between the rod 10- and the arm 9 and'the tool and turned around the wire Vflthe pliers being inserted through the loop L to hold said loop against turning movement. Thus the end portion of the wire IV will be tightly twisted upon the body of said wire adjacent to the loop L, said end of the wire moving through the slot 18 in the arm 9 and through the loop 6 in the twisting'thereof. The tool is also operated in a similar manner in connecting the strand wires to the 1 I11 securing the stay wires to the longitudinal strand wires of the fence, the tool is arranged as seen in Fig. 6. The bent lug 14 is engaged over the strand wire of the fence and the vertical stay wire, which is disposed against one side of the strand wire, is bent downwardly and engaged with one of the angular hooks 15 on the end of the lug 14. The tool is then bodily turned or rotated about the strand wire so that the stay wire will be tightly twisted thereon.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, the construction, manner of use and several advantages of my improved wire splicing tool will be clearly and fully understood. The device may be easily and quickly applied in its operative position, and can be manipulated with a minimum of manual labor to securely splice the wires together. IVhile I have herein referred to the improved tool as primarily designed for use in the erection of wire fences or in the repair thereof, it is, of course, manifest that the artlcle can likewise be advantageously used for many analogous purposes. Thetool may also be constructed in various sizes and the several parts thereof as herein referred to are susceptible of considerable modification in the form, proportion and arrangement thereof. It is, accordingly, to be understood that in the practical development of my invention I reserve the privilege of adopting all such legitimate changes as may be fairly embodied within the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

I claim 1.,In a wire splicing tool, a body bar having a guide loop projecting from .one side thereof to receive one of the wires to be spliced, said loop being provided with notches in the ends of its longitudinal side walls to receive the terminal loop of a second wire through which the first named wire is disposed, means mounted upon the tool for tightening the wires to be spliced, said tool being adapted for bodily movement to bend the first named wire around the loop of the second named wire and then turned about the second named wire to twist the end portion of said wire upon the body thereof.

2. In a wire splicing tool, a body bar having a guide loop projecting from one side thereof to receive one of the wires to be spliced, said loop being provided with notches in the ends of its longitudinal side walls to receive the terminal loop of a second wire through which the first named wire is disposed, means mounted upon the tool for tightening the wires to be spliced, said tool being adapted for bodily movement to bend the first named wire around the loop of the second named wire the other walls of saidloop on the bodybar also having notches to receive the first named wire in the latter position thereof and said tool being then adapted to be turned around said first named wire to twist the end portion of said wire upon the body thereo 3. In a wire splicing tool, a body bar,

take-up means mounted upon said body bar to which one of the wires to be s liced is adapted to be connected, said body ar having means on one end constituting a guide for said wire and adapted for movement along said wire to be engaged with a terminal loop on a second wire through which the first named wire is disposed, whereby said wires may be stretched, said tool being then adapted to be bodily moved with respect to said wires and turned around said first named wire to twist its end portion upon the body thereof adjacent to said loop.

4. In a wire splicingtooha body bar having a curved arm projecting from one side thereof and provided with a slot constituting a guide for one of the wires to be spliced, wire take-up means mounted between the bar and the end of said arm, said bar being provided with additional means to engage tightly coil the end portion upon the body the opposite sides of a terminal 100p formed thereof adjacent to said loop. 10 upon a second Wire and through which the In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my first Wire is disposed whereby said Wires signature in the presence of tWo Witnesses.

may be stretched, the tool being adapted for SOLOMON CHARLES PROSSER. bodily movement to bend the first Wire Witnesses:

around the end of the terminal 100p and WILLARD R. KNAPP,

then turned around the first named Wire to RHODA STRONG.

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